The Philadelphia Flyers were a mere 22 seconds away from securing a much-needed standings point in a tough road matchup versus the Boston Bruins. But Brad Marchand — who had been mostly kept under wraps by the Flyers' defense up to that point — clearly had no interest in playing an overtime session.

Marchand poked a loose puck in the crease over the goal line after David Pastrnak had dislodged it from the control of Flyers goaltender Alex Lyon, giving the Bruins a 3-2 lead and ultimately the win, sending Philadelphia to its fifth straight defeat. Lyon was the hard-luck loser, stopping 24 of 27 shots, while Tuukka Rask earned the victory for the Bruins.

The Flyers jumped out to an early lead courtesy of a Jakub Voracek power play goal, but had relinquished it by the end of the opening stanza due to tallies from Riley Nash and Brian Gionta. Showing no signs of quit, Philadelphia controlled the second period in response, and was eventually rewarded with...